A male from the Upper Berbice River was on Thursday sentenced to a term of 18 years of imprisonment for the murder of his friend. Maxton Walker, a tractor operator residing in Hururu Mission, appeared before Justice Simone Morris at the Berbice High Court. It is alleged that on March 18, 2024, at 7 Mile,...

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Guyana’s elite bodybuilding and fitness athletes are primed to make a major impact on the international stage as they head to Barbados for the prestigious Roger Boyce Classic and World Cup this weekend. The highly anticipated event, running from May 16th to 17th, will see a powerhouse Guyanese contingent go head-to-head with some of the...

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The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will continue its aggressive youth development programme this Saturday when it hosts another highly anticipated Developmental Tournament at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Gym. The event is expected to showcase some of the country’s most promising young and emerging boxing talent, as the GBA remains committed to nurturing the next...

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…questions Govt’s use of state resources to defend Exxon (Kaieteur News) – Chartered accountant and prominent attorney, Christopher Ram has criticized the recent decision by the Court of Appeal to overturn Justice Sandil Kissoon’s 2023 ruling which ordered ExxonMobil to provide Guyana with an unlimited parent guarantee for oil spills. In an invited comment, Ram who […]

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(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana has formally protested to Venezuela over what it describes as two “hostile attacks” by armed groups operating from the Venezuelan side of the border against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) patrols along the Cuyuni River. The note filed by John Barsa of Confidential Strategy with Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) […]

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(Kaieteur News) – The governments of Guyana and Dominican Republic (DR) on Thursday inked an agreement that could see the Spanish-speaking nation exploring, developing and eventually producing oil or natural gas from the Berbice Block offshore Guyana. The agreement was signed in the presence of Presidents Irfaan Ali and Luis Abinader at State House in […]

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